Academy unveils official poster for 2014 Oscars

Posted by · 10:56 am · January 8th, 2014

The Academy has unveiled the official poster for the upcoming 86th annual Academy Awards. Front and center is Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres, who will be tackling emcee duties for the second time on March 2.

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Ellen DeGeneres says 'Here we go!' with euphoric new 2014 Oscars trailer

Posted by · 6:09 pm · December 19th, 2013

The Academy released its first official promo for the 86th Academy Awards directed by Paul Feig and featuring Ellen DeGeneres a ton of Hollywood’s best dancers

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Channing Tatum and Ellen DeGeneres lead the search for 'Team Oscar'

Posted by · 5:55 pm · November 15th, 2013

Channing Tatum today announced the launch of the Academy’s second “Team Oscar” competition, in which college students can enter for a chance to appear on the Oscar telecast.

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Report Card: Grading the last 10 Academy Awards hosts

Posted by · 3:47 pm · August 2nd, 2013

With Ellen confirmed for next year, we size up every Oscar host of the new century.

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Oscars goes cute and safe with Ellen DeGeneres as host

Posted by · 9:50 am · August 2nd, 2013

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made one of the safest hires possible by bringing in Ellen DeGeneres to host the 85th Academy Awards. It will be the talk show host and comedienne’s second go around as Oscar host.

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The Oscar hosting discussion starts early with Jimmy Fallon

Posted by · 5:27 am · August 3rd, 2012

The talk show host may be a popular pick at home, but what about the rest of us?

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Celebs, filmmakers, moguls and pioneers remember Steve Jobs and his legacy

Posted by · 6:44 am · October 6th, 2011

In the wake of Steve Jobs’s unfortunate passing, a number of people in the entertainment and communications industries took to the net to offer their thoughts. We’ve collected a few of them here.

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